16 replies to this topic

[Rachnee]

Yeah anyone got any idea...? Is it to make the manga last as long as possible or...

[Pacifier]

Personally, I read this manga for the comedy, so I'd be inclined to say it the other way round.

Of course, your speculation is most likely correct since once a series is successful, who wouldn't want to ease the pace the plot (in a positive view) or milk the cash cow (in a negative view)? It's easy to exhaust your plot catering to the demands of the audience though, leaving huge gaps of filler or badly planned followups, so I'd say that he's doing himself a favor with the 'slow' progress. It's not like he's falling into the typical (or shall I say dated?) shounen trend either, with endless filler arcs, sub plots and all that jazz which just subtracts from the main story.

That was all said reading this as a plot-based manga, but as I mentioned, I see it as more comedy than anything else. Just read and laugh! =D

[Squier]

I have to say that in this mangaka's use, it's because he's just a really good story teller. There was never a chapter that I felt was a waste and wanted the story to be hurried along, because each and every one of them are full of original or reoccurring gags that are ridiculously funny and clever.

[Rachnee]

Well I agree with the comedy part...I mean this: http://vatoto.com/read/_/104565/sora-no-otoshimono_v14_ch60_by_foolrulez/9 <-- thats just pure comedic gold there

[omnipwnage]

I definitely enjoy this series and the way the mangaka makes full use of the pacing. It reminds me a lot of the pacing for School Rumble, in which every small step in the plot and sub plots is used to maximize comedic value for the total work, and keep a high interest for when another small step does happen.

[Rachnee]

Yeah it just takes to long for the plot updates to come lol...oh well.

[KelpTheGreat]

I've noticed a similar thing in Excel Saga. Not to get into spoilers, but there's a very deep story that is only revealed very gradually, and almost seems non-existent near the start. While it can be frustrating, it's also very good story-telling.

[Jimmy Carlson]

please create next chapter as soon as posible...
i want see it...

[lastKANASHimi]

I think it makes sense to pace it out this way, not just in the sense of money or exhaustion, but it makes sense to hav a ratio of 3:1 between the comedy and the seriousness because if you think about it; in real life, even if you r in have alot of weird shit happening to u, u will still joke around more then u stress about all those things that are happening anyway:))

[dinoclops]

Tomoki is a very deep person who uses comedy to subvert the serious part. Usually he convince the girls to stay by starting out with stupidity and then showing genuine concern and affection. I think that Tomoki and Minazuki-Sensei have quite a lot in common.

[MrAnarchist]

You may think it was originally made to be a comedy, but I think otherwise. The first chapter had a lot of stuff that was more along the lines of the current plot rather than a straight through and through comedy. When I read the first chapter, I was more focused on asking questions such ad "who's the girl the main character dreams about?" or "what's the reason he dreams about her and then wakes up crying?" or "what are the origins of the angeloids?" I, personally, think the comedy is a bonus and a distraction

[yariel]

Yeah anyone got any idea...? Is it to make the manga last as long as possible or...

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ch 69-71 have the answer ...

IMO ...

the deep story mixed with comedy is to make the tragedy get heavier since we all will love all character and feels sad when they get killed ... (exception for Synapse bastard boss, I presume)

Edited by yariel, 13 May 2013 - 03:17 PM.

[Trevor Smith]

I have to agree with yariel on this manga's use of a combination of comedy and tragedy.  The mangaka uses the comedy to keep the story from being extremely depressing, because if you look at the plot points without the comedy, this manga is abolutely soul crushingly sad.  Like the previous manga (it's name escapes me), the mangaka uses comedy and occasional ridiculous action scenes to help keep the story fresh, and complete, without leaving a feeling of dread.  IMHO at least.

[yariel]

I have to agree with yariel on this manga's use of a combination of comedy and tragedy.  The mangaka uses the comedy to keep the story from being extremely depressing, because if you look at the plot points without the comedy, this manga is abolutely soul crushingly sad.  Like the previous manga (it's name escapes me), the mangaka uses comedy and occasional ridiculous action scenes to help keep the story fresh, and complete, without leaving a feeling of dread.  IMHO at least.

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makes the feeling of reader high, because exciting ecchi and and comedy ...

after that plunge into seriousness and tragedy ...

 

high-high at the sky and smack down to the bottom, kinda cruel in it's own way ...

that's why the name of this manga is Sora no Otoshimono ...

the one which fall (thrown away/ falling / thrown / fallen / etc) from the sky ...

not only character ... but reader emotion also suit that title very much ...

[gimeyop]

because he made a manga with FULL ON PLOT + DRAMA + ROMANCE already and it wasn't that well known
you can look up:

Watashi no Messiah-sama

 

imo it was a really good manga like 10/10

but some people don't appreciate those types so he made sora and now it has 1/2 and 1/2 which is still really good

[yariel]

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actually the comedy is too much to the point it goes into "alternate world" compared the serious one ... =3= ...

[mikexcelsior]

His entire storytelling style encourages deep bonds with each character... whether negative or positive...so that the "serious" episodes are more meaningful. This manga has made/ruined my day a few times >__> ... and that's what good storytelling does.